'90s Teen Comedy Stars: Then & Now

Now: Seth Green

Green has continued to be a regular in film and television, including his recent role on the now-canceled FOX sitcom "Dads." In addition to live-action work, Green co-created the stop-motion TV series "Robot Chicken" and voices Chris Griffin on "Family Guy." He married actress Clare Grant in May of 2010. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Dave Kotinsky/Getty)

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From raunchy hits like "American Pie" to coming-of-age stories like "Can't Hardly Wait," the 1990s gave birth to a new wave of teen comedy classics — John Hughes films for a new generation.

These films also introduced the world to some of today's biggest stars. Keep clicking to see what some of your favorite '90s teen comedy stars look like today. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photos: Getty, Brenda Chase/Getty)

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Before Alicia Silverstone was "Clueless," Kristy Swanson gave Valley girls a good name by killing vampires and looking good while doing it. The film spawned the wildly popular TV series starring Sarah Michelle Gellar. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Fox)

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Swanson continues to act, making occasional appearances in TV series and made-for-TV movies. Swanson recently guest-starred on several episodes of the USA show "Psych." —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty)

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Luke Perry began a decade-long run as the hottest guy in Hollywood as Oliver Pike in 1992's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." His role as Dylan McKay on "Beverly Hills, 90210" didn't hurt his heartthrob rep either. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Fox/Getty)

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Perry's work in Hollywood is mostly indie films and TV guest spots these days. He has tackled a myriad of voice-over roles, including spots on "The Simpsons" and "Family Guy," and appeared on "Hot in Cleveland." —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty)

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Hilary Swank made her movie debut as snotty cheerleader Kimberly Hannah in the big-screen "Buffy," just two years before hitting it big with "The Next Karate Kid." —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Getty)

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Today, Swank is an Academy Award-winning actress best know for her roles in "Boys Don't Cry" and "Million Dollar Baby." She currently stars in the film "The Homesman." —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty)

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Love Hewitt's career, unlike her love life, has remained steady. She finished a run as Melinda Gordon on the hit show "Ghost Whisperer" in 2010 and moved on to the now-defunct Lifetime series "The Client List." She currently stars in the CBS drama "Criminal Minds." Hewitt and husband Brian Hallisay welcomed their first child, a daughter named Autumn, in November 2013. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty)

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Facinelli was most-recently seen vamping it up on-screen as Dr. Carlisle Cullen in the "Twilight" movies, or as Rupert Campion on "Glee." He also starred in the series "Nurse Jackie." Last year, Facinelli finalized his divorced from ex-wife and actress Jennie Garth. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Slaven Vlasic/Getty)

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Seth Green popped on the radar as Dr. Evil's son in "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery," but it was his role as aspiring rapper Kenny Fischer in 1998's "Can't Hardly Wait" that lands him on this list. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Getty)

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Green has continued to be a regular in film and television, including his recent role on the now-canceled FOX sitcom "Dads." In addition to live-action work, Green co-created the stop-motion TV series "Robot Chicken" and voices Chris Griffin on "Family Guy." He married actress Clare Grant in May of 2010. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Dave Kotinsky/Getty)

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In this 1999 favorite, Barrymore starred as undercover journalist Josie Geller, who went back to high school to research a newspaper exposé. Drew also produced the film under her Flower Films banner. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Getty)

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Barrymore, who was already an established star prior to "Never Been Kissed," continues to be a household name. In May, she appeared in the film "Blended" alongside Adam Sandler, but she has mostly put Hollywood on the back burner to start a family with husband Will Kopelman. The pair welcomed a daughter in 2012 and a son earlier this year. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty)

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Arquette has had his share of triumphs ("Scream") and troubles (rehab), but continues a noteworthy career in Hollywood, including a 2012 run on "Dancing with the Stars." —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty)

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Today, Ben is one of Hollywood's biggest stars. Last year, he won an Academy Award for producing Best Picture winner "Argo," and he recently starred in the films "Runner Runner" and "Gone Girl." In 2016, he will don the Dark Knight's cape and cowl when he plays Batman in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" sequel. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty)

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Alright, alright. "Dazed" was McConaughey's first major role. The actor played creeper David Wooderson, an older guy who still hung out with high school students. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Diane Freed/Getty)

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After years of taking off his shirt on-screen, McConaughey has become one of Hollywood's most respected actors. Earlier this year, he won an Academy Award for his performance in "Dallas Buyers Club," and starred in the acclaimed HBO drama "True Detective." —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Teresa Kroeger/Getty)

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Milla, who wed director Paul W. S. Anderson in 2009, last starred in "Anarchy" and "Resident Evil: Retribution," the fifth installment of her butt-kicking video game film series. The final sequel in the series, "Resident Evil: The Final Chapter," opens in 2016. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Jonathan Leibson/Getty)

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Freddie James Prinze Jr. was the target of every young girl's affections following a string of 1990s hits including "I Know What You Did Last Summer" and "She's All That," in which he played a popular kid tasked with making a social outcast the prom queen. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Brenda Chase/Getty)

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Freddie has remained relatively quiet since marrying "Buffy the Vampire" star Sarah Michelle Gellar in 2002 and only appears in films sporadically. He currently lends his voice to the animated series "Star Wars Rebels." The pair have two children together. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty)

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Rachael Leigh Cook was the envy of female audiences after she transformed from a strange and shy artist to total babe in 1999's "She's All That." It didn't hurt that her love interest was Freddie Prinze Jr. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Brenda Chase/Getty)

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Cook continues to act with parts in this year's "High Midnight" and 2013's "Red Sky." She wed actor Daniel Gillies in 2004 and the pair currently reside in Los Angeles with their three dogs. She most-recently starred in the canceled TNT drama "Perception." —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty)

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Paquin starred as Sookie Stackhouse in the popular HBO series "True Blood," for which she won the 2008 Golden Globe for Best Actress in a TV Series. She also reprised her role as superhero mutant Rogue in "X-Men: Days of Future Past." —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty)

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Following a string of mediocre on-screen movies, Biggs married his "My Best Friend's Girl" co-star, actress Jenny Mollen, in 2008. He reprised his most famous role in the 2012 sequel "American Reunion," and was recently heard as the voice of Leonardo in Nickelodeon's animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" series. He currently stars on "Orange Is the New Black." —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty)

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Suvari is the current model and spokesperson for Lancome cosmetics and frequently plays on the World Poker Tour. She reprised her role as Heather in "American Reunion," and recently did a stint on the series "Chicago Fire." —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Charley Gallay/Getty)

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Reid's stock plummeted post-"Pie" with reports of her hard partying and unflattering photos of botched plastic surgery. Like her co-stars, Reid appeared in "American Reunion," but made an even bigger splash in the SyFy made-for-TV movies "Sharknado" and "Sharknado 2: The Second One." —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Michael Kovac/Getty)

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Broderick, who is married to "Sex and the City" star Sarah Jessica Parker, has worked steadily over the past decade. He recently appeared in the Broadway productions "Nice Work If You Can Get It" and "It's Only a Play." —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Robin Marchant/Getty)

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Witherspoon, who gave birth to a baby boy named Tennessee James in 2012, solidified her role on the A-list with an Oscar-winning performance in "Walk the Line." The blonde consistently delivers on (and off) the big screen, including a recent role in the Matthew McConaughey film "Mud" and her current roles in the films "Wild" and "Inherent Vice." —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty)

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Chris Klein was the hot ticket in the late 1990s with coveted roles in "Election" and "American Pie." He also had a superstar girlfriend on his arm — "Dawson's Creek" actress Katie Holmes. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Scott Gries/Getty)

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Klein was arrested for drunk driving in 2005 following his split from Holmes. He checked himself into rehab five years later, and has since publicly addressed his battle with alcohol. He reprised his role as Chris "Oz" Ostreicher in "American Reunion" and recently starred in the FX series "Wilfred." —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Araya Diaz/Getty)

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Alicia Silverstone is 1990s royalty thanks to her role as Beverly Hills brat Cher Horowitz in 1995's "Clueless," a role that made the actress a household name. She went on to play Batgirl in 1997's "Batman & Robin." —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Diane Freed/Getty)

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Silverstone recently reunited with "Clueless" director Amy Heckerling for the movie "Vamps," and appeared on four episodes of the now-canceled ABC series "Suburgatory." The eco-friendly actress also came under fire for feeding her infant son, Bear Blue, food she chewed with her own mouth. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty)

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Stacey Dash received her big break alongside Alicia Silverstone and Brittany Murphy in the 1995 film "Clueless." Dash reprised the role from 1996–1999 for a television series of the same name. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: David Klein/Getty)

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Dash has since stopped playing spoiled Beverly Hills brats and moved into more serious roles in indies movies such as "House Arrest," "Chrome Angels" and "Patient Killer." —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Rob Kim/Getty)

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Following a string of semi-successful movies, Rudd made a major comeback in 2007's "Knocked Up." He solidified his place among Hollywood's funniest men with starring roles in "I Love You, Man" and "Dinner for Schmucks," but will cross into the world of action movies next year as the superhero star of Marvel's "Ant-Man." —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty)

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Julia Stiles' role as the brooding Kat Stratford in "10 Things I Hate About You" put the blonde babe on the map. Stiles picked up the MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance, a true 1990s honor, for the part. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: George DeSota/Getty)

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Stiles continues to act regularly. She nabbed a role as Nicky Parsons in the "Bourne" series in the mid-2000s and had a guest-starring role on Showtime's "Dexter." Stiles appeared in the Golden Globe-nominated film "Silver Linings Playbook" and the recent drama-thriller "Closed Circuit." —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty)

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt starred as the sweet Cameron James, the new kid at school with a major crush on resident mean girl Bianca Stratford. Luckily, he ends up getting the girl at the end of this classic 1999 teen rom-com... —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Brenda Chase/Getty)

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But wasn't quite so lucky in 2009's "500 Days of Summer." Gordon-Levitt's career has been on a steady rise since his breakout role in "10 Things I Hate About You," including major roles in films like "The Dark Knight Rises," "Inception" and "Lincoln." He recently wrote, directed and starred in the movie "Don Jon," and will lead the upcoming movie "The Walk." —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty)

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Gabrielle appeared in back-to-back teen comedies as the "best friend." First, she played Laney's popular pal in "She's All That," and later played Bianca's BFF in "10 Things I Hate About You." —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Getty)

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Post-'90s, Union continued to break out in Hollywood with appearances in "Bring It On" and "Bad Boys II." She currently stars in the BET series "Being Mary Jane," and appeared in the recent movies "Think Like a Man Too" and "Top Five." Union married NBA star Dwyane Wade in August. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Craig Barritt/Getty)

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